possible trade

by eagleyosh on Feb 29, 2008 5:59 PM EST

now that we signed asante, we have three pro bowl caliber cbs. especially with sheldon already unhappy when donovan asked for playmakers, now that we got one, and at the same position he plays, i can only imagine what his reactio might be. hopefully it will be a non issue and we can move people around, but we could also consider a trade. Mikell was playing well at the end of the year last year, and dawkins will hopefully be back to form this season. while i like depth in the secondary, one thing that i think might be worth trying is trading lito or sheldon to detroit (who many mock drafts have taking a cornerback in the first round) and maybe a draft pick for roy williams. this would be a big reciever to help out our red zone offense. we signed asante, and reid already said he'll be starting at corner. why not try a trade to better our offense? imagine curtis' numbers if people are worried about roy williams when he had a 1000 yard season with people only worrying about him and reggie brown.

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They tried to put a deal together for Fitzgerald but AZ wanted too much plus I don't know what they would do with his ridiculous contract. I don't think Roy is available for a trade. There were lots of rumors a while back but DET has since put them to rest.
Ocho is a no go. Jevon's knee is supposedly shot.
Donte may be our best bet. Maybe we draft someone?

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by jaybird13 on Feb 29, 2008 6:15 PM EST 0 recs

Doubt it

I doubt they will trade because they won't get what they want. The Eagles run a lot of 3 CB defense I wouldn't be surprised if they keep Lito. I hope the Eagles are talking to Asante about how he really feels about Randy, maybe they'll make a play on him.

by Whodie126 on Mar 1, 2008 12:20 AM EST 0 recs

mehhh

The three players who will NOT be playing in Philly this year are.... Chad Johnson, Roy Williams, and Larry Fitzgerald... I wish people would stop brining them back up...

Stallworth and Moss are probably our two only hopes. McNabb spoke right after the signing, and they specifically asked him about free agent WRs. He pretty much said that Curtis/Brown/Avant all had great years and that they can be successful with them and having LJ Smith back. Honestly, with what's out there, if we don't go after Moss, I'm happy drafting a WR in the 1st round.

Curtis had a better first year here than Stallworth did. I really don't see a HUGE upgrade there. If we want to spread the field more, and have a deep threat, maybe we should use the guys we have more effectively. I'd hate to tell everyone but Greg Lewis is extremely fast and has good hands. He tore the Pats up pretty good this year for us. He just didn't get the snaps, that's all.

Let's look at the Giants this year. Overall, their offense was slightly above average, at best. Even in their playoff run, it was nothing spectacular. They did just enough to win. What won the Super Bowl? Defense... Brady played half the game from his back. I'd much rather us keep our secondary as it stands now, upgrade the D-Line to get pressure on the QB and upgrade our OL to keep the pressure of McNabb.

Everyone points out how explosive our offense was with Owens. Hate to tell everyone, but we had an explosive offense prior to his arrival, and we didn't skip a beat in the playoffs while he was out as well... Let's work on keeping out QB on his feet, plant the opponent's in the ground, and get turnovers. Honestly, if we utilize the people we have offensively better, we're fine. Did Randy Moss and "the greatest offense ever" win the Super Bowl??? Nope...

by foos05 on Mar 1, 2008 10:41 AM EST 0 recs

Stallworth as an upgrade

I don't think we should look at whether a guy like Stallworth would be an upgrade over Curtis. What about Brown? Maybe.

What about an upgrade over Avant? I think most people would agree with that.

Stallworth isn't going to be a #1 WR, but then again he wont' be paid like one either.

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by JasonB on Mar 1, 2008 12:28 PM EST up 0 recs

Stallworth

I'm good with Dante, if he'll come back, and at a decent price... Move Reggie to the slot. He took a step back this year, and has a lot to prove.

I definitely don't think throwing $10 million at Moss will make things all better though...

by foos05 on Mar 1, 2008 2:47 PM EST up 0 recs

D is great but...

i have always been a huge supporter of a strong and effective d but stillwe havent had a wr for a long time. simply look at the superbowl winner. giants have plexico, colts have harrison and wayne, the pats had branch rams had hult and bruce. it doesnt matter how good a defence is you still need an offence to finish the game (i.e Da bears.

first and frmost i want our defence to be that jim johnson defence that its always been, and i do not want to trade lito or sheldon to get that wr but i do want that thired offensive weapon.

by NickPampani on Mar 1, 2008 1:51 PM EST up 0 recs

2004

2004 wasn't that long ago... we had a WR that was considered one of the best, if not the best, in the league... I think his name was Owens... look, I'm not saying that an additional WR wouldn't help, I'd just rather not see us expend more money than we should on that position. If we get Stallworth at a decent price, I'm game... $10 mil to Moss is too much, considering we just gave $9.5 to Samuel. Let's also not forget Curtis isn't exactly playing for league minimum here either.

I'm just curious to see if Stallworth will deal with us or if he feels we had the chance to resign him to a multi-year deal last year and missed our chance... time will tell I guess.

by foos05 on Mar 1, 2008 2:46 PM EST up 0 recs